representing

8 definitions • 13 examples

present participle of

to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people:

They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court.

Union officials representing the teachers met the government today.

I sent my husband to represent me at the funeral.

Women were well/poorly represented at the conference (= there were many/few present).

to be the Member of Parliament, or of Congress, etc. for a particular area:

Ed Smythe represents Barnet.

to be the person from a country, school, etc. that is in a competition:

She was chosen to represent France at the Olympics.

to express or complain about something, to a person in authority:

We represented our grievances/demands to the boss.

to show or describe something or someone:

[ + -ing verb ] The statue represents St. George killing the dragon.

This new report represents the current situation in our schools.

He represents himself as an expert, but he knows nothing.

to be a sign or symbol of something:

To many people the White House represents the identity of the United States.

to be the result of something, or to be something:

This book represents ten years of thought and research.

The new offer represented an increase of 10 percent on the previous one.